DILLSBURG — After admitted frustration in finding an agreement for the borough’s latest police contract with the Carroll Township Police Department, Council voted 4 to 2 on a one-year contract proposal that decreases service hours.

Carroll Township supervisors are expected to vote on the proposal at their Oct. 15 public meeting.

In former years, police contracts with Carroll Township were for three years.

Councilman Matt Fawber said Tuesday night that he voted “no” to the proposed 2014 agreement, because it was only for one year.

Also voting against the submission of the contract proposal was Council President Jeff Griffin, who declined to share the reason for his vote.

Council Member and Public Safety Committee Member John Richardson said Carroll Township “wouldn’t budge” on a 3 ½ percent increase, so, for budgetary reasons, Dillsburg is proposing fewer set police hours, which, if approved by Carroll Township, will drop from 243 per month to 188.

However, Richardson said that if instances in the borough call for more police presence, they are on-call 24 hours a day and will respond.

The borough is including in its 2014 budget enough to cover any overtime that might be needed, he said.

This year’s police contract between Dillsburg and Carroll Township was $242,000. Next year, they are proposing to pay $195,000.

Richardson said the Public Safety Committee met with Carroll Township officials three times, and each time, the agreements were not “100 percent”.

“Our frustration level was up,” he said on Tuesday, adding that the proposal presented and approved by council that night was determined the best for the borough at this time.